i would like to think that gelinas is in for sal because of devils insistence on LH LD and RH RD. For Larsson to get back in, Fayne or Harrold have to come out. God I hope it's Harrold. He has not been good for several games now.

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“They’re the ones that makes it happen,” Lemaire said. “It’s not us. It’s not me. It’s not the other guy. It’s not the guy before. It’s not the guy after. It’s them. And they have to take care of business.”
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i would like to think that gelinas is in for sal because of devils insistence on LH LD and RH RD. For Larsson to get back in, Fayne or Harrold have to come out. God I hope it's Harrold. He has not been good for several games now.

Yeah, I think Harrold's earned a night off, plus he suffered a minor injury - I feel like coaches way undervalue the effect of a minor injury on a fringe-type player.

i would like to think that gelinas is in for sal because of devils insistence on LH LD and RH RD. For Larsson to get back in, Fayne or Harrold have to come out. God I hope it's Harrold. He has not been good for several games now.

Did Larsson play RD in his rookie year? I can't remember, but I assume he did. One of the things that really bothers me about NA style hockey is the absurd focus on sticks in the middle.

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Sal has not been atrocious this year. As long as he plays as advertised, I think we've made the best of a bad situation. PDB has no problem benching Fayne and Larsson, so perhaps a good showing for Gelinas can get Volch bumped out of the starting lineup

Plenty of guys doing just fine being righthanded shots in the LD position. Poor Seth Jones, put in such a disadvantageous position by the Preds.

The Preds said they didn't want Jones to play LD but they didn't really have a choice. I'd be curious if it makes a difference, but my guess is that yes, it does - a minor difference, but enough to make fringe-type players worse.